Man Murders Two Months Old Son For Ritual

By Joseph Sunday 

A man who murdered his two months old son for ritual purpose in Ogun State has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command in Abeokuta. 

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According to the Police, a trainee herbalist whose name is Ifagbenga Taiwo has allegedly murdered his 41-days old son for ritual purposes in the Keesi area of Adatan, Abeokuta, the state’s capital.

The State Police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident via a statement on Tuesday, December 10.

The police spokesperson noted that the incident occurred on Monday, December 9 when the baby’s mother, Raimat Wasilat, placed the boy on a bed while she washed clothes outside their home.

Only for her to return inside after to find her son’s lifeless body with his throat slashed.

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She noted that the infant’s mother blamed her husband for the brutal murder, which led the police to arrest him.

The statement read, “At about 1400hrs, the police received a report from the Iteesi Itoko area in Abeokuta regarding the slaughter of a two-month-old infant, Ifakorede Ajani, inside the room where his mother had placed him on a bed.

“The mother, Raimat Wasilat, from Keesi, strongly suspected her husband, Ifagbenga Taiwo, who is training to be a herbalist.

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“She alleges that he intended to use the child’s blood for rituals.

“The suspect has been detained, the crime scene was investigated, and the body was transported to the hospital for autopsy.”

The Police spokesperson also noted that the infant’s mother blamed her husband for the brutal murder, which led the police to arrest him.

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Meanwhile, a local female resident, states that the mother’s cries for help alerted the neighbors, causing them to gather at her home.

The female resident stated that upon entering the room, they found that the suspected attacker had gained access through the wooden window, slit the infant’s throat, and left him in a pool of blood.

She said, “I was hearing some noise and we came to this house to check what was happening.

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“It was when we entered the room that we realised someone had entered through the window and slit the throat of the baby.

“The mother was washing clothes outside at this spot before she went inside and discovered the lifeless body of her son who was just 41 days old.”

The father of the infant’s mother, explained that the noise had caught their attention, prompting them to go to the house where they discovered the murdered infant.

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He said, “We were sitting some distance away from the house when we heard a noise.

“It was the noise that led us to rush down to the house only to discover that the boy had been slaughtered.

“That was all we saw. The police had come to pick up the mother and the husband to the station.”

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Odutola urged everyone to remain calm while stating that an investigation is ongoing to uncover the details of this horrifying incident.

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